New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-10
NO VOTE FOR THE WOMEN.
WHY THE PRIVILEGE is WITHHELD.
THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE BILL, LIMITED PLAihD
WITH AND LOST,

THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE BILL, LIMITED PLA' Ell
WITH AND LOST.
unou THE rrGuIAu CogREsioNDENr OF THE '"'hoN'''
ALBANY, March 9-The woman suffrage inoVeihen'
Judging iron. vote in the Assembly to-day is uo
ol;nnc one less popular and apt soon I, expire.
year ago bill conferring the right OF suffrage Oh All
the women in the State within two votes oil pass
inc III, Assembly To-day when it sought to con-
Tor the priy;lege' of voting limited numDer Oh
those in Neu-York aud Brooklyn ana furtnef
TO restrict that privilege by permitting mem 10 &c
for city officers only the bill received 40 soteS "
wore cast against il. The cause OF the decau"ce VI
the movement mainly due to the perception Oh Tue
fact by the members the Legislature that women III
general do not want to vote Year ater year nm -,
fen women come before committee oil the Legishtuo
and ak for the right to vote Untortu nately tor their
cause il is always the same women Wno present "s
uettion. There new faces Ibe mempers Vi
The legislature WHO have rather coarse edge seeing
that there is popular support OF the ineaSe Acny
make it the subject OF their --LATEST lokes Inc p 10
generally passed in house to delude inc niue "
Ten women who are pressing it, and then after mock
consideration in the other House Is rejected INC
women who made the subject OF this nis Snts
treatment invariably attend the session oil tne
or Assembly at which last vote Is taken upon tue
bill dressed in theiI finest garments OF SILK iHu Wa
inp their Test ewelry. After the measure IL Reu he
rnlrhlv thank the members who voted for the meas
ure and leave Alban, until the following yehr Ihls
year it was the Senate that passed the Dlii as
II was introduced by Senator Pitts, VINO kihuly re-
trained from making it apply to the city that ne repre-
sents-ROchester. -, l., -
The bill was called M in the Assembly TO-DAY Uy
Mr. Saxtop who supported IL in speech oil consic er,
,bIe lcn,th He made the point that women Wouia
purify the government OF the county intrusVd WIN
the ballot. Mr. Sheehan the Democratic ieaoei
tboucbt that IL omen were given the ballot domestic
happiness would he destroyed. The name 0, woman
would be degraded and she would be polluted oy poi
tics Mr. Arnold said 4: " Seven women como 10 the
legislative halls annually and ask Tor the passage o
bin to eniranchse women. They tell OF thelr woe
and the manner i'll which they nre suppressed anu SUI
iected This is most ridiculous piece OF folly, ana
assert thai this bill has been forced through ny most
persistent lobby can reason to pass 1t"
Mr. Answorth-li there be but seven ladies ior thls
bill then they have obbied powerfully Let us SUM
mon the intelligence of women to our ad III governing
the State ,...: go
Mr. Mase excited general laughter by submitting an
amendment providing that any woman over twenty
one nil M vote but in she be married she shall DE
DISTINGUISHED. The motion went down under u ooiug
ing negative viva vooe vote. Mr.. Mcintyre thought
that 10 entrnnch-e women would lower their dignity
Their place il In the home They should care LOT c
young Judge Greene would vote tor OIL permitting
women 10 vote tor delegates to the constitutional CON
vcnou, bnt he would not vote Tor the munioipai
suffrage bill.
Mr. Crosby-rn my opinion the have power cnonsh
reniienan vas nominated the ono OF Lieutenant
trh InE can S pee perform Tie duties Of the
formed scs or women ny IN the 'G
challenge yop to finnish an is as prh 10
vote will exercise IL am heartily IN iAVor Oh eh'
Mr. mahiiton-T believe bill Is unconstitutional i
you plunge us into sea OF Denerl,y IN lie" r
are many deprayed women In NeW.fork and they vi" III oc
the polls , 80, = -. , ,,., rbeI,svo n hill
~ M character since have become law II mem
bad had the courage ~ vote In accordance Win 'e' Gun
YctiODs
Tne bill was defeated by of IS to Gs. as follows
Democrats In italics
Yeas-Messrs. Ainsworth. Babcock, Bacon BAKER,
Bancus berry BrrnnGn, Buckley. Collins, Cornwel Cut
ier j. {. Davies. Il. H. Davis. Edson Edrige. Erwin,
Ktmball Kruse. Latimcr LOHgiey Mabie, Mdfrin, He
ADAM Mccain. McEyoy, Parsons. Piatt, Porter
FINN Fort. Frost. German Graham, liadley HdggsTy'
= IIorfou. Howe IugerSOU, kea, SaNtOn, sea
YER Hobt H. smith. 1isdae. A. :. Thompson, Van
DoInark, Wdter, speaker ilnsled-4s ,..,.,. p,,-..
Burns Bush, CANTOR Cole. COnOrer, Crosby, Ddtto"'
DrrendorC Dcoy. Emery, fdTcil. Johnson hun-e"Rdn'
IGagJien Ieetc Manvile. Mase, Maurer, Max
we'll Mccarthy, Mcintyre, Mekennd. AeLdhghin, NC
Mahon, Moses, Muiy. Nerton. Pierce, Iorer Prime
Tifh gallagher. Gegech Giesc Goerss' greene GIpen'
Gmenfher Hagun. Hall. Hamilton Hayes. q. H. Henry
mn Hines hogeboom, UOITiridge Tres. Reeres. keI'
I,1a Shsehnu, SINE. Charles smith, Martin A. smith,
siacry. sweet Taylor. ID. l. THOMSON beed, he"P'e'
White, Youngman-65.